Galactia

Galactia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. They do not have an unambiguous common name, being commonly called "milk peas", "beach peas" or "wild peas".

Galactia
Galactia striata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Diocleae[1]
Genus:	Galactia P. Browne
Species
About 60.[2] See text.

Selected species

• Galactia anomala Lundell[3]
• Galactia martii DC.[uniprot 1]
• Galactia megalophylla (F.Muell.)[4]
• Galactia mollis Michx.[5]
• Galactia regularis (L.) Britton et al. (= G. volubilis)[6]
• Galactia smallii[7]
• Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.[uniprot 2]
  • Galactia striata var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. (= G. tenuiflora var. villosa)[8]
• Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn.[9]
  • Galactia tenuiflora var. lucida[9]

References

1. de Queiroz LP, Pastore JF, Cardoso D, Snak C, de C Lima AL, Gagnon E, Vatanparast M, Holland AE, Egan AN (2015). "A multilocus phylogenetic analysis reveals the monophyly of a recircumscribed papilionoid legume tribe Diocleae with well-supported generic relationships". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 90: 1–19. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.016. PMID 25934529.
2. Galactia. Flora of China.
3. "Glactica anomala". Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System of Belize. BERDS & BTFS. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
4. "Leguminosae Galactia megalophylla F.Muell". International Plant Names Index. Plant Names Project. Retrieved 22 May 2011. Leguminosae is an older name for Fabaceae, thus Leguminosae Galactia megalophylla
5. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Galactia mollis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
6. "Galactia regularis". LEGUMEWEB. International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
7. "Galactia smallii". CPC National Collection Plant Profile. Center for Plant Conservation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
8. Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2011). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Galactia striata var. villosa. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131570, retrieved 22 May 2011
9. "Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn". New South Wales Flora Online. The Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

1. "Galactia martii". Universal Protein Resource. UniProt Consortium. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
2. "Galactia striata". Universal Protein Resource. UniProt Consortium. Retrieved 22 May 2011.